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The Jasper fire highlights the risks climate change poses to Canada"s world heritage sites

Climate change and extreme weather events pose a real risk to the world's heritage sites—a stark reality laid bare by the recent wildfire in Jasper, Alta......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgAug 1st, 2024

Blender benchmark highlights how powerful the M4 Max’s graphics truly are

Apple released its new MacBook Pros with M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max chipsets last week – and early CPU benchmarks (via Geekbench) painted a very promising picture for Apple’s highest end M4 Max chipset. Now we’re taking a look at some GPU benchmark.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated News10 hr. 8 min. ago

30 years ago, Peter Jackson paved the way to Lord of the Rings with this fantastical crime movie

Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures premiered 30 years ago, introducing the world to the talents of Melanie Lynskey and future Oscar-winner Kate Winslet......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated News19 hr. 11 min. ago

How to change the font size on a Kindle

Just pick up a new Amazon Kindle, but are wondering how you change your book's text size and other settings? It's easier than you think......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 16th, 2024

Indie App Spotlight: ‘Pinning’ helps you track meaningful events in life

Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact. Pinning is a unique calendar countdown app f.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated NewsNov 16th, 2024

Silo S2 expands its dystopian world

Ars chats with cinematographer Baz Irvine about creating a fresh look for the sophomore season. The second season of  Silo, Apple TV's dystopian sc-fi drama, is off to a powerful.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 16th, 2024

A new way to detect daisy worlds

The daisy world model describes a hypothetical planet that self-regulates, maintaining a delicate balance involving its biogeochemical cycles, climate, and feedback loops that keep it habitable. It's associated with the Gaia Hypothesis developed by J.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 16th, 2024

These Anona smart home deals have us ready to install some new gear

These Anona smart home deals have us excited to install some new gear around our houses. Highlights include the Anona Holo smart lock and Aurora security cam......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 16th, 2024

Big Bang: Trump and Musk could redefine US space strategy

Should NASA return to the moon, or go straight to Mars? Maintain its focus on climate science, or pivot away?.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 16th, 2024

Study challenges assumptions about how tuberculosis bacteria grow

The rod-shaped tuberculosis (TB) bacterium, which the World Health Organization has once again ranked as the top infectious disease killer globally, is the first single-celled organism ever observed to maintain a consistent growth rate throughout its.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 16th, 2024

Standing Desks Are Better for Your Health—but Still Not Enough

Two recent studies offer some of the most nuanced evidence yet about the potential benefits and risks of working on your feet......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Ancient climate study links past ocean acidification to current trends

A research team led by Prof. Li Mingsong at Peking University has provided new insights into the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) and its effects on ocean chemistry......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Ytterbium thin-disk lasers pave the way for sensitive detection of atmospheric pollutants

Alongside carbon dioxide, methane is a key driver of global warming. To detect and monitor the climate pollutants in the atmosphere precisely, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) have developed an advanced laser tech.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Today"s buildings hold the key to housing tomorrow"s population, says professor

Curbing new-build construction, renovating existing buildings at pace and rethinking how we use them: according to Philippe Thalmann, an urban and environmental economics professor at EPFL, these are the steps we'll need to take to both meet climate.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Researchers note unequal conditions for young people at UN climate summits

Today, young people from all over the world can participate in major UN climate conferences. But inequality and bureaucracy make this impossible for many. This is the conclusion of a study carried out at Linköping University, Sweden. According to on.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Study uncovers earliest evidence of humans using fire to shape the landscape of Tasmania

Some of the first human beings to arrive in Tasmania, over 41,000 years ago, used fire to shape and manage the landscape, about 2,000 years earlier than previously thought......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

The 10 best messaging apps for Android and iOS in 2024

Stay connected to your loved ones anywhere in the world with these text messaging apps for group chats, video calling, private conversations, and more......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Gmail may add a handy temporary email address feature

Google's Shielded Email feature was found buried within its APK code, and it could change the way you fill out email forms online......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Apple Pay ‘Plates’ ad shows how easy it is to spend money on the internet

Apple Pay is celebrating 10 years since launching, and a new video ad highlights something about Apple Pay that has been true since day one. Apple Pay makes it really easy to spend money on the internet. more….....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Developing nations are least responsible for climate change but most affected. Will the COP29 tackle this injustice?

Since the Industrial Revolution, country after country has turned to fossil fuels to power their transport and industry......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Five ways that climate change threatens human health

As the U.N.'s climate summit, COP29, gets underway in Azerbaijan this week, the effect of climate change on human health is high on the agenda. And rightly so, amid some alarming emerging statistics. By the end of this century, climate change could b.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024